The challenge formally begins

We wish to thank the 50+ people who attended last night’s Zoning Hearing Board meeting. Your interest in our zoning challenge as well as the current state of Forks Township is greatly appreciated.

The Express-Times and the Morning Call reported on the meeting, though there was not an online version of Joe Nixon’s piece, we are including a scanned version of the article from the paper below and we apologize for any difficulty in opening or viewing the piece.

Sadly, the current Board of Supervisors as well as recent administrations has made a mess of our community.

• We are heavily in debt
• Our roads are overcrowded and congested
• Citizens feel helpless and hopeless
• Many of our neighbors who never had water problems in the past are experiencing major floods after storms
• Our public schools are performing badly and struggling to keep pace with the growth that we have thrown at them
• And for anyone who has lived here at least three years, we have seen our quality of life erode significantly

Our challenge to 298 is very important. A side issue to all of this is our hope that the message of the people is heard by Supervisors David (“Dave”) Hoff, Donald (“Don”) Miller, C. David Howell and John Ackerman that the citizens demand more and that if they cannot deliver, step aside and let others lead who are willing to represent the people fairly and with respect.

While we remain highly confident that we will win this challenge, everyone must remain vigilant. The next hearing date is scheduled for Monday, November 20, 2006, 7:30pm at the Municipal Building and we urge you to attend.